Published: Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 11:36 p.m.

The Drake White Big Fire Revival benefit concert Sept. 28 at Foggy Hollow raised about $16,000 for Micah and Brandi Harbison of Glencoe's efforts to adopt a child from China, Micah Harbison said this week.

“It was awesome, it was incredible,” Harbison said of the concert.

“We're over halfway,” Harbison said of the money they have raised. He said they will need to raise an additional $8,000 toward the total of about $30,000 that will be needed for the adoption. That will include travel and hotel costs in China for two weeks.

“It was a blessing, a gift just for him to be able to do it,” Harbison said.

White in a phone interview said the show went well. He estimated 1,200 to 1,400 people attended the concert.

He had offered to do the show for the Harbisons, who are longtime friends, after he learned of the adoption costs they were facing.

“We had a good turnout and a phenomenal reason for doing it,” White said. “It was such a blessing to be able to hand that money over to them and get them closer to their goal of getting that baby back home. If that doesn't make you feel good, I don't know what will.”

He said performing at Foggy Hollow was very special to him, aside from raising money for his friends.

“This has been my idea since I was a little boy running around Foggy Hollow with a guitar begging people to play around the campfires,” he said. “It's been my dream to go out there and do a show like this, and for it to come true has been really cool.”

White plans to make the benefit concert an annual event.

“We're going to pick things, people that are in need and are deserving, and just go after it,” he said. “And, hopefully, it will be something that happens every September.”

He also hopes the event will grow each year, as his career grows.

Harbison said he and his wife received a call Tuesday that they had been accepted into the adoption program and will begin a home-study program. Once the money is raised, he said, “We should just fly through” the rest of the adoption process.

“We'd have had to do a bunch of fundraisers to raise $16,000,” he said. “It gave us a huge leg up, and we can have some breathing room.”

Harbison said after going through the home-study program, they can apply for grants to help with the cost.

He and his wife plan to go to China in 10 months, or even sooner, to pick up their daughter named Dannie Rae.

They can accept donations of Sky Miles to go toward airfare that will be about $4,000.

<p>The Drake White Big Fire Revival benefit concert Sept. 28 at Foggy Hollow raised about $16,000 for Micah and Brandi Harbison of Glencoe's efforts to adopt a child from China, Micah Harbison said this week.</p><p>“It was awesome, it was incredible,” Harbison said of the concert.</p><p>“We're over halfway,” Harbison said of the money they have raised. He said they will need to raise an additional $8,000 toward the total of about $30,000 that will be needed for the adoption. That will include travel and hotel costs in China for two weeks.</p><p>“It was a blessing, a gift just for him to be able to do it,” Harbison said.</p><p>White in a phone interview said the show went well. He estimated 1,200 to 1,400 people attended the concert.</p><p>He had offered to do the show for the Harbisons, who are longtime friends, after he learned of the adoption costs they were facing.</p><p>“We had a good turnout and a phenomenal reason for doing it,” White said. “It was such a blessing to be able to hand that money over to them and get them closer to their goal of getting that baby back home. If that doesn't make you feel good, I don't know what will.”</p><p>He said performing at Foggy Hollow was very special to him, aside from raising money for his friends.</p><p>“This has been my idea since I was a little boy running around Foggy Hollow with a guitar begging people to play around the campfires,” he said. “It's been my dream to go out there and do a show like this, and for it to come true has been really cool.”</p><p>White plans to make the benefit concert an annual event.</p><p>“We're going to pick things, people that are in need and are deserving, and just go after it,” he said. “And, hopefully, it will be something that happens every September.”</p><p>He also hopes the event will grow each year, as his career grows.</p><p>Harbison said he and his wife received a call Tuesday that they had been accepted into the adoption program and will begin a home-study program. Once the money is raised, he said, “We should just fly through” the rest of the adoption process.</p><p>“We'd have had to do a bunch of fundraisers to raise $16,000,” he said. “It gave us a huge leg up, and we can have some breathing room.”</p><p>Harbison said after going through the home-study program, they can apply for grants to help with the cost.</p><p>He and his wife plan to go to China in 10 months, or even sooner, to pick up their daughter named Dannie Rae.</p><p>They can accept donations of Sky Miles to go toward airfare that will be about $4,000.</p><p>Harbison can be contacted at micahharbison@gmail.com.</p>